Two sons XII

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No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire:

he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.

He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.

Only he shall not go in unto the veil, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the Lord do sanctify them.

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Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:

But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:

But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.

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and would not go in:

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for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.

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Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.

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Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord;

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Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

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Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts.

Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts:

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therefore came his father out, and intreated him.

And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

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and man became a living soul.

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Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

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And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

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When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.

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But as soon as this - thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast - killed - for him the fatted calf.

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And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.

And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

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And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed - after him.

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And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have - is thine. It was meet that we should make merry,. . .

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And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

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It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother . . .

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And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.

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. . . was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

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